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Bringing St. Norbert to Life

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Man on fire
Those familiar with Norbert of Xanten know him as a legendary peacemaker, a defender of the Eucharist and a strong-willed church reformer. But other characteristics of Norbert have been difficult to decipher. A new book by President Emeritus Tom Kunkel, “Man on Fire: The Life & Spirit of Norbert of Xanten,” brings to life Norbert the man and shows that he, as most saints did, led a life that was emotional, conflicting and, frankly, a bit messy. In short, Norbert led a life that was altogether human.

“We have a culture of sainthood, for a good reason, that goes back to the beginning of the church, and it’s very valuable to us,” Kunkel says. “But it’s also very wrongheaded and mystifying and shrouded in ignorance or mischaracterizations. These were people. These were people who had real problems and made real mistakes. … But what they all had in common was that, at some point, they figured it out.”

Kunkel joins Judy (Sprangers) Turba ’76 and two young Norbertines, Fraters Johnathon Turba and Jordan Neeck ’11, to talk about the writing of his “Man on Fire.”

Inspired
Karlyn Crowley (CVC, English) reflects on her road to Earlham College, on Quaker pedagogy and on the Earlham professors who inspired her own teaching. Read more

In the Bible
Images from a service of blessing at St. Norbert Abbey reveal the rich experience that The Saint John’s Bible opens to all who explore its pages.

In the big leagues
Spenser Thompson-Myers ’19 kicked his way into the record books, and the NFL took notice.

In BIOL 320
Students take on some visual learning, revealing our inner workings in the Human Anatomy & Histology course taught by Deb Anderson (Biology).

July 30, 2019